Builders are busy again now that the housing market is rebounding. More importantly, buyers are buying. Sitting on the sidelines for years didn't stop future homeowners from dreaming big, with a long list of bells and whistles on their wish lists.

Publix, still the No. 1 grocery chain in Florida by market share, continued its consistent growth by racking up $30.6 billion in revenues in 2014, a 5.7 percent increase from its $28.9 billion of 2013.